GPT-6 Astra (Medium) vs Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GPT-6 Astra (Medium) by OpenAI or Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
GPT-6 Astra (Medium) scores 36.8 points higher (49.6 vs 12.8) but costs 1.8× as much to run the benchmark ($2434 vs $1319; flagship vs premium cost classes). Pick GPT-6 Astra (Medium) when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning).
| Metric | GPT-6 Astra (Medium) | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 49.6 | 12.8 | −74.2% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 74.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $2,434.12 | $1,318.62 | −45.8% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 45.8% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 14.25s | 16.78s | +17.8% Nemotron 3 Super 120B… is 17.8% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $10.0 / $50.0 | $0.30 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) vs GPT-6 Astra (Medium): 74.2% less intelligence, 45.8% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 17.8% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-6 Astra (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) scores 53.60 for $2172.
- Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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